Author: Harlan CobenGenre: Mystery
Published: 1996
Personal Rating: 3.5/5
Yearly Count: 85
Myron Bolitar, sports agent/lawyer, has signed on a new, desired male tennis player named Duane. A past female tennis star, Valerie, is trying to make a comeback and wants to hire Myron as her agent as well. Unfortunately, during Duane's tournament, she is murdered and Myron's new star is being accused. Seems like a no-brainer, Duane was playing tennis at the time of her murder, so couldn't be him. Many people including the Senator all the way down to the Mob are involved - in one way or another. Myron is determined to find the murderer.
While I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first, it was still a good read. The mystery had some solid components and a few twists - nothing astounding, but good. Myron's wit and sarcasm are by far what kept me interested. This time around, I found Win to be a bit too kill happy; it was disturbing, not funny. However, Myron is aware of this, so hopefully he'll keep him in check during the third book in this series titled Fade Away.
For some reason, I have not been able to get into his Myron Bolitar series.
ReplyDeleteJ. Kaye ~ I enjoyed the first one more, but still liked this one due to the male sarcasm. I hope #3 will be better, though.
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